Wichita eagle., 1887-09-21
wICHIrA's HORSE FAIR
Program, Conditions, Etc. Of the Horse Pair
at Riverside Park.


at Riverside Park.
Following is the program, conditions, rate
Of admission, etc, of the Wichita South
western Horse Fair association, at Riverside
: Park, Wichita, Kan, October II, ~, 13 ant
IA, 1887:
SPEED PRoGRAH-FIRST DAY.
Hotel purse-Running, half mile heat, al
J ages, by hortes owned Ii oeog"lcA county
. Purse, $50. !.
Trotting and pacing-By horses owned in
Sedgwick county outside of the city OF
Wichita. Purse, $50.
Trotting OF MISREPRESENTATION driving
} horses who never started in a race for money,
owned in Sedgwick county, owners to drive
road wagon. Purse $50.
II Real estate brokers' purse-Running mile
and repeat. Purse, S75.
SECOND DAY
| Merchants purse-RuDning one-haIf mile
and repeat, 2-year-olds. Purse $50
/ Trotting, 2-year-olds, mile heat, two best
in three to harness. Purse $50.
Running, one mile dash, ell ages, weight
for age. Purse 500.
Pacing and trottiBg free to all. Purse
$500.
! THIRD DAY.
| Bankers purse-Running, mile heats, all
ages, weight for age. Purse 600.
Grand special, to be announced later.
| Purse 81, 600
| Pacing free to all. Purse $500.
Trotting, open to ell stations. Purse
$500.
FOURTH DAY.
| Running, mile heats Horses that have
not won a race during the fair. Purse 5000
Consolation for tro ters and PAGERS. En-
trance fee Purse 500.
Free for all trot. Purse $3.50.
Pole team race, trotters or PAGERS. Horses
/ must be owned by one man. Purse $500.
CONDITIONS.
Trotting and pacing will be governed by
| the rules of the American Trotting Associa-
ton. of which this association is member.
Four to fill and three starters in all races
Entrance, 10 per cent Of purse. half of which
must accompany the entry. Horses drawn
the night previous to races will not be held
for the other 5 per cent. Heats may be
trotted and paced alternately.
Running races will be governed by the
American Association rules except Jockeys
licensed.
Entrance ten per cent of purse, which
must accompany entry. Entries to be
eligible must be deposited in entry box at
secretary's Office within one half hour after
the last race on the day previous to the race
for which the entry Is intended. If in case
of bad weather or other unavoidable cause
the Association is unable to start one or
more of its races by 3 o'clock p. m. of tn
last day Of the fair, such race or races shall
be declared off.
Trotting and pacing purses divided, fifty
per cent. to the first, twenty-five per cent. to
the second, fifteen per cent. to the third and
ten per cent. to the fourth.
Running purses divided, seventy per cent
to the first. twenty per cent. to the second
and ten per cent. to the third.
Entries close October 11th 1887.
Address all entries to j. w. Hartzell, sec
rotary, Wichita, Kansas, P o. box rs.
Admission-The gates will be open at IL
o'clock on each day of the fair. Tickets
must be purchased, as no money will be re-
ceived at the gates. The gate fare will be
as follows: For each person over Is years
of age an admittance fee of fifty cents will
be charged; for each person under Is years
of age and over s, an admittance fee of |
twenty-five cents will be charged; children |
under years Of age accompanied by their |
paren or guardians will be admitted free
All parts of the grounds free to all for one
admission fee.
All public conveyances carrying passen-
gers from the city will be charged as fol- |
lows:
For each four horse conveyance, So per
day.
For each two horse conveyance, $3.50 per
day.
Comfortable box stall with bedding will be |
furnished to all horses at so cents per day |
during the fair.
Ply stalls free of charge until the fair begins |
Corn, oats and hay can be had on the !
grounds at market prices. Stalls will not
be considered engaged until paid for.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Day police and night watchmen will be al |
ways on duty. |
kilograms and letters sent in care of the |
secretary, will be delivered on the grounds |
Certificates emitting shipping exhibitors to |
return goods will be issued on application to |
the secretary.
No intoxicating liquors viii be allowed on |
No gambling will be allowed upon the |
grounds other than the usual selling of pools |
upen the races.
For privileges apply to ]. W. Hartzell, |
secretary, office in Aldrich s. Browns block, |
rooms % and "a, Main street.
CARD TO THE PUBLIC.
The directors desire to Say that they are |
entirely dependent upon the generosity of |
the public for the success of this fair, and |
earnestly solicit the hearty cooperation of |
OF all to make this the browning event of the
season. The thousands of citizens of Wich-
ita, together with the multitude of strangers |
constantly with US, will appreciate the en-
tertalnment furnished, and the object in /
view is certainly commendable.
The management have assurances that rates |
as favorable as have been made to any fair
In the state will be made to Wichita and that |
we viii have large excursions from all parts
OF the state on the different lines Of road rnn-
ming into this city.
OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Hon VIM Greiffenstein, President.
j. w. Hartzell, Vice President and Secre-
tary.
George Spalton Treasurer